19 Insane Haunted Houses That’ll Literally Scare The Sh** Out Of You

“Life’s no fun without a good scare.”

Why it’ll freak you out: This place was an actual school in the late 1800s, but shut down after a “strain of murders,” and was reopened as a huge attraction in the mid-2000s. Basically, this place is truly scary AF.

Why it’ll freak you out: Every year this highly-rated haunted house has an entirely new theme, which they call a “nightmare.” If you’re not convinced about how badass it actually is, here’s a chilling fact: It’s been voted one of America’s scariest attractions by the Travel Channel.

Why it’ll freak you out: There are five (FIVE!!!!!) insane haunted houses you can experience, including a rustic, isolated cabin teeming with bloody victims, and an old, abandoned asylum on a remote road.

Why it’ll freak you out: The Haunted Plantation insists this is more than a haunted house — it’s an entire haunted village. It’s so brilliantly terrifying that it’s been featured on the Syfy Channel as well as the Travel Channel.

Why it’ll freak you out: Whichever of the two haunted houses you choose, you’ll be surrounded by plague-stricken, undead spirits who are trying to drag you into their underworld of suffering. Take a deep breath.

Why it’ll freak you out: The theme of the Woods of Terror claims the bodies people who perished in the 1940s ~supposedly~ lurk in the forest, now known as a “purgatory for spirits.” Now, some seriously pissed-off ghosts haunt the land.

Why it’ll freak you out: This experience is totally based off the idea that due to superstition, the 13th floor of any building is a dangerous place where terrible oddities occur and scary creatures reside. Good luck.

Why it’ll freak you out: This place is pretty controversial, because it describes itself as not just a haunted house, but “an audience participation event in which you live your own horror movie.” They even warn you not to wear expensive clothes or bring anything that can’t get wet.

Why it’ll freak you out: Unlike most haunted houses, you canbe touched, grabbed, AND purposely separated from your group at Asylum 49. Your visit can last up to five hours if they feel like keeping you.

Why it’ll freak you out: This haunted attraction changes its themes every year, with seriously terrifying themes like “Puppet Pandemonium” and “Spirit Sacrifice.” They’ve also recently added a coffin ride, that “takes you on your own afterlife experience and back again.”

Why it’ll freak you out: This zombie-themed haunted house centers around a twisted town where humans are complete outsiders, and you have to venture the streets of crashed cars and crumbling buildings and try to survive.

Why it’ll freak you out: The Gates of Hell is so scary that it’s actually been given an R rating. It’s been described as a “claustrophobic sensory overload” where you experience a “descent into cold, black nothingness.”

Why it’ll freak you out: The word “erebus” literally means “a place of darkness in the underworld on the way to Hades.” This four-story haunted house has been described as one of the best in the country.

Why it’ll freak you out: Only adults are allowed at this beyond haunted attraction that has insane amounts of gore — and some of the gore is real. They advise on their website that it may not be suitable for “immature audiences OR mature audiences.” Have fun.